Kinda Johnson
Belle River,ON
Summary
Compassionate High School Teacher with 10+ years of teaching experience. Manages classrooms of up to 30 students with a dedication to fostering student progress and achievement of learning objectives. Successful at cultivating inclusive and welcoming learning environments focused on student engagement and academic progress.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Secondary Teacher
Peel District School Board
2019.06 - Current
- Met and exceeded class-wide achievement and proficiency standards as established by the Ontario Ministry of Edcuation.
- Worked with student requiring extra attention to design and implement remedial programs.
- Created engaging and dynamic lessons with emphasis on improving students' written and verbal communication skills.
- Assessed and improved lesson plans through implementation and experimentation.
- Pursued professional development activities to broaden and deepen knowledge of content and teaching skills.
- Organized social and educational activities for students and families.
Elementary Teacher
Crawford Adventist Academy
2015.02 - 2019.06
- Helped students develop self-worth and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline.
- Evaluated individual student abilities and created action plans based on current level and desired growth goals to support preparedness for transition to next grade level.
- Worked one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
Instructional Coordinator
Frontier College
2013.10 - 2015.02
- Contributed to development of comprehensive employee training courses.
- Developed workforce training programs to improve organizational efficiency.
- Reached out to vendors to evaluate available curriculums and associated materials.
- Provided subject matter expertise on all courses, materials, and lesson plans.
- Delivered private instruction to adult learners in variety of fields on leadership development, professional writing, business communication and delivery of proposals and presentations.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History (Honours)
York University
Toronto, ON10.2013
Bachelor of Education - Education
York University
Toronto, ON10.2013
Skills
- Purposeful lesson planning expert
- Project-based learning
- IEPs knowledge
- Special Education
- Talent Recruitment
- Project Management
- Financial Leadership
- Cost Estimates & Budgets
- Vendor Sourcing
- Detail Oriented
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Problem-Solving
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Ontario College of Teachers Certified - 2014
Timeline
Secondary Teacher
Peel District School Board
2019.06 - Current
Elementary Teacher
Crawford Adventist Academy
2015.02 - 2019.06
Instructional Coordinator
Frontier College
2013.10 - 2015.02
Bachelor of Arts - History (Honours)
York University
Bachelor of Education - Education
York University
- Ontario College of Teachers Certified - 2014
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